My strats neck warped over the winter and now all the strings are really high up. So I know I have to adjust the truss rod, I just dont know how to do that. So if someone could explain it, that would be greatly appreciated.

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Lat rocks my box with sox

The best way to do it is... to take it into the local guitar shop and pay $10 for them to do it so you dont mess it up.

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Yeah, do what Schming said. Messing with it without knowing what you're really doing could mess it up even worse.

I think with most Fenders, you have to take the neck off to adjust it with an allen wrench. My Squier (made by Fender) was in so perfectly callibrated when I got it that I didn't need to mess with it, and thus never looked for where I needed to adjust the rod.

If you're fortunate enough to be able to adjust it from the headstock, you could probably do it yourself much better, because you can see with way the rod is tweaking the neck relative to the strings.

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good point

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Lat rocks my box with sox

You're all funny You realy don't know how to do it?

Yes! Oh-Ho-Ho! You lads are the silly bunch! Trying to convince this chap that if he doesn't know how to adjust a musical instrument (which require accurate production and maintenance to retain intonation) then he should take it to someone who knows how to adjust it for him! Ha-Ha-Ho-Ho! The humour is so thick amongst you sly fellows!

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if I did, would I be asking for help?

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Lat rocks my box with sox

It's actually really not very hard at all, but if you've never done it before, take it to a tech. And then ask him to show you how to do it so you don't have to do it again.

If you really want to try it yourself (which I don't reccomend if you've never done it before) here are some instructions:

Turning the key to the right tightens the neck, thus increasing forward bow.
Turning it to the left loosens it, increasing backbow.

Turn the key ONLY A QUARTER TURN at a time in the proper direction (based on the current bow of your neck). If there is resistance, DON'T force it - take it to a tech if you can't get it yourself. DON'T MAKE LARGE ADJUSTMENTS AT ONE TIME. YOU WILL DESTROY YOUR NECK. Always allow the neck to set for at least a half hour between adjustments, and don't overadjust. Usually one or two quarter turns is enough. Also keep in mind that you don't want your neck to be perfectly straight - a little bit of forward bow is normal, and actually makes the guitar a bit easier to play and improves action and intonation. After adjusting your truss rod, and after you've let it set and you are happy with your adjustments, tune your guitar and INTONATE it. This is so important, especially if you ever want to record in a studio.

To set your intonation, tune each string to a tuner, and then check the 12th fret (of each string). The 12th fret should match the pitch of the open string *always use a tuner for this*

If the note fretted at the 12th fret differs from the open string, adjust the bridge as follows: If the note is sharp, move the bridge saddle BACK a tiny bit. If the note is flat, move the string saddle FORWARD a tiny bit.

Post if you have any more questions about guitar maintenance.

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